Telecommunications

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Latest News in Telecommunications

  • March 09, 2026

    Industry Aims To Win Over Policymakers In Copper Phaseout

    A major telecom group has launched a publicity campaign to convince consumers and policymakers it's time to make the switch from copper to all-internet-based networks.

  • March 09, 2026

    Senate Bill Eyes Letting Colleges Pool Sports Media Rights

    A bipartisan bill in the works would allow colleges to pool their media rights in hopes of boosting their revenue, which could then trickle down to women's and Olympic sports programs.

  • March 06, 2026

    FCC Wants To Make It Easier To Kick People Out Of USF

    The Federal Communications Commission wants to make it easier to boot people or entities from the Universal Service Fund, the agency's multibillion-dollar subsidy fund, if it believes they aren't following the rules they agreed to when they signed up.

  • March 06, 2026

    Meta, Google Begin Defense As Mental Harm Plaintiff Rests

    Attorneys for the plaintiff in a landmark bellwether California trial in a suit accusing Instagram and YouTube of harming children's mental health rested their case Friday, opting not to call the plaintiff's mother to testify live despite the defense portraying her as the potential cause of the plaintiff's mental health struggles.

  • March 06, 2026

    Wash. Antispam Penalties Near Cut From $500 Down To $100

    Washington lawmakers passed a bill Friday that would cut damages available to plaintiffs under the state's antispam law from $500 per offending message to just $100, significantly reducing Commercial Electronic Mail Act penalties for companies that send offending emails or text messages.

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Telecommunications

Areas of Coverage

  • AGENCIES
  • Federal Communications Commission
  • Federal Trade Commission
  • U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division
  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
  • White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
  • National Telecommunications and Information Administration
  • State and local telecom regulators
  • POLICY & REGULATION
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  • Telecom lobbying
  • International telecom regulation and legislation
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  • FCC administrative proceedings
  • Merger reviews
  • LITIGATION
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  • Consumer litigation and class actions
  • Privacy disputes, including government surveillance complaints and data breach suits
  • Intellectual property issues, including piracy actions
  • International trade suits
  • Fights over telecom regulatory limits
  • Labor and employment suits
  • Shareholder litigation
  • Bankruptcy proceedings
  • TRANSACTIONS
  • Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
  • Telecom infrastructure projects
  • Share buybacks and stock splits
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of telecommunications law practices

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